Book
Golden girl : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand.
Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. In the Beyond, she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three 'nudges' to change the outcome of events on earth. Daughter Willa is on her third miscarriage, daughter Carson parties until all hours, and son Leo is currently 'off again' with his high-maintenance girlfriend. Vivi watches Ed Kapenash investigate her death, but her greatest worry is her final book, which contains a secret from her own youth that could be disastrous for her reputation. How should Vivi uses her nudges--or should she?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316420082
- ISBN: 0316420085
- ISBN: 9780316323987 (Barnes and Noble Exclusive Edition)
- ISBN: 9780316295574 (Target Edition)
- ISBN: 9780316420075
- Physical Description: 377 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Barnes & Noble Edition includes Ms. Hilderbrand's "Ten Best Books of My First Five Decades (pages 383-388) and "Top Ten Books I've Read Since Turning Fifty (page 389). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women authors > Death > Fiction. Future life > Fiction. Hit-and-run drivers > Fiction. Mother and child > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Nantucket (Mass.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at Blair County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Altoona Area Public Library | F HIL (Text) | 33240004881879 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bellwood-Antis Public Library | F Hil (Text) | 310BEL00086937 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hollidaysburg Area Public Library | F Hil 2021 (Text) | 10HOL00047051. | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Martinsburg Community Library | F Hil (Text)
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In memory of Doris Henderson from Elaine Buchart
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1OMAR00088929Y | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Roaring Spring Community Library | F HIL (Text)
: In Memory of Vicki Musselman by CHS Class of '72 [ clg @ BC_ROA ]
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1OROA004053828 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Roaring Spring Community Library | F HIL (Text) | 1OROA004053910 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Tyrone-Snyder Public Library | F Hild (Text) | 1OTYR000509167 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Williamsburg Public Library | FIC HIL (Text) | 110WIL0067586J | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. In the Beyond, she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three 'nudges' to change the outcome of events on earth. Daughter Willa is on her third miscarriage, daughter Carson parties until all hours, and son Leo is currently 'off again' with his high-maintenance girlfriend. Vivi watches Ed Kapenash investigate her death, but her greatest worry is her final book, which contains a secret from her own youth that could be disastrous for her reputation. How should Vivi uses her nudges--or should she?
